ididit Retrofit Steering Column: 1965 Falcon - Manual (Page 4)

The outer column, (Mast jacket) should now be loose. Gingerly wiggle
and pull the outer cover of the column from the shaft. There will be years
of dust, grease and maybe some rust holding it in place.
If this is a column shift you will need to rotate the column so the lower
lever does not catch on the firewall.
REMOVAL OF THE GEARBOX
The first step is to remove the pitman arm. Using the specialized puller
makes this step a breeze.
If you have a vehicle lift and no headers you can just remove the bolts from
the box to the frame and drop the gearbox out the bottom.
If you have headers or no way to lift
a vehicle 4 ft you will have limited
access and will be required to cut
the shaft off first and then drop the
smaller package thru to the ground.
To do this it is recommended that you
remove the bolts that hold the box to
the frame rail and the 2 lower bolts
for the idler arm. Then have a buddy
push the box up to the fire wall as
close as possible. Using a Sawsall or a
cutoff wheel, cut the shaft off the box making sure to leave at least 2 inches
of shaft out past the cast shoulder on the box. (Figure 4)
Now that the shaft is shorter you should be able to wiggle the box out.
Once the steering box is out, you should be able to measure 2” from the
cast shoulder on the box and cut the shaft off cleanly. (Figure 4)
The shaft of the gearbox will now need to be cut into a DD shaft. This
is a round shaft with flats centered on two sides. An easy way to do this
is to make a paper template. Create your own template by using the
measurements from the diagram located on the next page.
Starting from an 1/8 from the bottom, wrap the paper template around the
shaft and match the horizontal arrows together.
Figure 4
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